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  1. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp

  2. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Entire Course ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 1 Discuss a particular technology and its use in conducting environmental research using one of the examples listed below: 1) GPS and animal tracking 2) GPS and deforestation 3) doppler radar and animal migrations 4) sensitive detection of chemical exposure in the blood to measure pollution exposure 4) technology used to monitor weather 5) your choice. • ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 1 • ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 2 • ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 3 • ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Environmental Fundamentals Paper (2 Papers) • ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Balancing Ecosystems

  3. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 2 ENV 100 Week 1 DQ 3 What is sustainable development and why is it important? Why do natural resources have limits? • What evidence suggests that the human population has reached its capacity on the planet? How can the health of the environment be measured?

  4. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Balancing Ecosystems ENV 100 Week 1 Individual Assignment Environmental Fundamentals Paper (2 Papers) Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss the fundamental principles of environment science. In your paper, answer the following questions: How do you define environmental science? How does the relationship between science and technology affect environmental problems and solutions in today’s society? • Resource: Episode 1 of Gamescape and Ch. 5 and 6 of Visualizing Environmental Science. • Complete Episode 1: "Balancing Ecosystems" of Gamescape. • Write a 350- to 700-word letter to the City Council in neighboringGlimmerville. In your letter, explain the situation with the Grass Carp and some of the challenges faced in restoring balance to Sparksville's aquatic ecosystem.

  5. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 1 ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 2 Discuss the flow of carbon throughout living things considering its transformation from C02 to carbs and back as you to from producers to consumers to decomposers in the ecosystem. • Living things require nutrients such as an energy source, minerals, and/or vitamins. Pick one of the following and discuss where it obtains its required nutrients: plant, animal, fungus, or bacteria.

  6. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 2 DQ 3 ENV 100 Week 2 Individual Assignment Environmental Hazards Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you discuss how environmental hazards affect human population. In your paper, answer the following questions: What are toxicants? How do they affect living organisms? What are disease-causing agents? Select two agents and describe their effects and how they are transmitted. Why are they considered environmental health hazards? • Discuss in an example the value of one of the following habitats in ecosystems and how human activity has impacted it: wetlands, riparian (river/stream), mangrove, coastline.

  7. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 2 Individual Population Management ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 1 Discuss one or more air pollutants from autos, trucks, or trains and modern approaches for reducing these. • As president of the City Council, you have been invited by the Mayor to give a PowerPoint® presentation to Sparksville High School. • Develop a 7- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that explains the prairie dog land management issue.

  8. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 2 ENV 100 Week 3 DQ 3 Discuss the eutrophication of water in lakes and streams considering both point and nonpoint sources of pollution. • Discuss the causes and consequences of global warming including its impact on the ocean.

  9. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 3 Individual Assignment Air and Water Pollution Paper (2 Papers) ENV 100 Week 3 Individual Atmospheric Issues As Newly elected Mayor of Sparksville, the town's citizens are eager to hear what you plan on doing to promote the local economy while maintaining a high level of environmental air quality. Write a 350- to 700-word speech for a Town Hall Meeting that addresses the following points: State the current economic situation and the three choices that were available to the town of Sparksville. Discuss how these three choices would impact water pollution and indoor and outdoor air pollution. Explain how each of the three choices could be a point and non-source of water and air pollution. • For this assignment, choose from the following options: • • Option 1: Air and Water Pollution Paper • • Option 2: Gulf Oil Spill Paper • Read the instructions in the: Air and Water Pollution located on the student website and select one option to complete the assignment.

  10. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 1 ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 2 Discuss some of the environmental problems associated with mining and how bioremediation and/or phytoremediation can be used to help restore mined areas • Discuss the impact of using fertilizer for farming on soil and at least one method for soil conservation by farmers.

  11. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 4 DQ 3 ENV 100 Week 4 Individual Assignment Impacts of an Energy Resource Plan Imagine that you are preparing a 350- to 700-word letter for a time capsule for your great-great grandchildren, which explains the long-term energy sustainability plan that you developed in Episode 4 of Gamescape. • Discuss sustainable practices for one of the following: forests, rangelands, or farms.

  12. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 4 Individual Assignment Waste and Energy Presentation ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 1 Discuss a particular endangered species examining the causes for near extinction and efforts to save or restore them. Also provide a rationale for preserving this species in the context of biodiversity. • Develop a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes in which you evaluate the effects of waste products and fossil fuels on the environment. Include the following items: • Select two waste products and two fossil fuels. Describe the effects of your selected waste materials on soil and water quality.

  13. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 2 ENV 100 Week 5 DQ 3 Discuss the use of fuel cells in residential or commercial buildings. How do they compare with solar energy panels? • Discuss the incorporation of one type of renewable energy (ultra low carbon) for residential or industrial use. Consider some the uses and limitations of your choice.

  14. ENV 100 Educational Tutor/ indigohelp ENV 100 Week 5 Individual Assignment Environmental Resources Worksheet ENV 100 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Waste and Energy Paper and Presentation Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you evaluate the impact of your selected waste products and fossil fuels on the environment. In your evaluation, include the following items: • Identify the sources of your selected waste materials. Then, describe the impact of your selected waste materials on soil and water quality. • Explain how your selected waste materials and fossil fuels affect biological diversity in the environment. • Complete the Environmental Resources Worksheet

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